Awesome Movie

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

The Manchurian CandidateThe politics mishap gives it all away due to the structure of the script that build up in front of the audience without any security allowing the audience to breach it easily after which they find themselves waiting to attain a closure to the makers, actors and including themselves too. It is short on technical terms like sound department and production design although is edited perfectly. The script isn't as convoluted as the writers thinks which creates this portal of loop where the audience finds themselves outside the act rather than sinking into it. John Frankenheimer; the director, had done a tremendous work on executing this political plot driven thriller whose trump card up the sleeve isn't enough for it to win the game. The performance objective is nicely handled by Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey on their parallel role and so are Janet Leigh and Angela Lansbury as a supportive cast. There are few scene shot beautifully as they lift up the intensity and the stakes on the screen, creating an energy that can easily be fed to the audience throughout the course of it. The Manchurian Candidate isn't worthy to be elected but can definitely be the "safe" choice to go with.

Time is the ultimate judge, isn't that what they say? Well 1962's The Manchurian Candidate is all the evidence I need. It feels ahead of it's time still and so relevant. In 2004, Jonathan Demme - one of my heroes - remade it with Meryl Streep - one my favorites - and Denzel Washington - one of my favorites - and the whole thing felt so old hat that I had to see John Frankeihemer's 1962 version again. Wow! Angela Lansbury creates one of the greatest villains in movie history. She is phenomenal and like it happens she's the kind of monster you can't have enough of. Frank Sinatra is really good here and the creepiness of Laurence Harvey is unsurpassed. So, well, yes, time has confirmed and protected the greatness of this outrageous thriller.

The Manchurian Candidate has always been a favourite film of mine, anchored by Sinatra's brilliant and edgy performance, the strange and highly effective cinematography (look at the use of focus in key scenes, the unusual framing and the tension between foreground and background characters), the psychological depth and the unspoken subplots around sex and romance. Brilliant film. But, with the election of Donald Trump, it's starting to seem like a documentary. The continued revelations about the ties of his inner circle to Russia are chilling. And the unlikely conceit of a hard-right populist 'patriotic' candidate as the agent of America's enemy looks like straight-up news reporting now!

The Manchurian candidate is a true classic thriller where a fictionalized version of communists kidnap a platoon of solders and brainwash them into committing assassinations.What makes this truly shocking from any political war film you ever seen is that it doesn't have invading armies ready to move in, but the shadow group using panic on a nation level to impose martial law.However Raymond Shaw's mother has turned against them and will use the opportunity to create Anarchy. Mrs. Shaw was a brilliantly manipulative complex character using her sex appeal and cunning brain to move events characters around like a game of chess.The haunting music sets the scenes adding to the ominous feeling that a wave is about to strike. There were Oscar worthy performances from Frank Sinatra, Janet Lee and John mcgiver that made this into a master piece that needs to be cherished for all time.However after the assassination of JFK many viewers have tried to compare the film as being an omen of the future and was banned from television for many years because of this. Like Oliver Stone's JFK I don't see it and will leave the speculation for the conspiracy theorists.The Manchurian candidate will change your views about politics forever and makes you want to take a closer look on policies coming from the government ever since 9/11. Who you boys for really matters and to know the candidate which was mocked during the film as senator Shaw spoke gibberish to an applauding audience.10/10